Army Corps of Engineers
Subtitle: organizational realignment could enhance effectiveness, but several challenges would have to be overcome: report to the Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives
Contributors: Mittal, Anu K.; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Publisher: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 56
Subjects: Reorganization; Evaluation; Management; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; United States
Other titles: Realignment could enhance effectiveness, but several challenges would have to be overcome
Description: The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers' (Corps) civil works mission has grown over the years, while its three-tiered headquarters, division, and district structure has remained the same since it was created in 1893. GAO was asked to examine for the Civil Works Program (1) over time, how the Corps has realigned its organization to take into account its changing mission, budget, staffing, and workload; (2) the challenges that the Corps has faced in realigning its organization; and (3) areas where officials and stakeholders believe changes to organizational alignment, if any, could enhance the Corps' civil works mission. Organizational alignment refers to, among other things, changes in structure, roles and responsibilities, and technical and policy guidance. GAO completed a historical and legislative review of the Corps' mission and past realignment efforts, reviewed budget, staffing, and workload data, and interviewed current and former officials and stakeholders. To improve the effectiveness of the Corps, GAO recommends, among other things, that the Department of Defense direct the Corps to review and revise as necessary the roles and responsibilities of component levels of the organization, and determine the extent to which the agency's technical guidance needs to be updated. The Department of Defense generally agreed with the recommendations.
Notes: Title from cover screen (GAO, viewed Jan. 30, 2011).

"September 2010."

"GAO-10-819."

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